fastigia

fas·tig·i·um

[fa-stij-ee-uhm]
noun, plural fas·tig·i·ums, fas·tig·i·a [-ee-uh] . Medicine/Medical.
the highest point of a fever or disease; the period of greatest development of an infection.

Origin:
1670–80; < Latin

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fastigium fas·tig·i·um (fā-stĭj'ē-əm)
n.

  1. The summit of the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain.

  2. The acme or period of full development of a disease.

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Fastigia is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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